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Love
always lasts

By Dan Whitfield

Kevin and Beverly Simmonds are a testament that
‘love never fails’.
The Wainuiomata husband and wife team
celebrated 50 years of marriage on Friday, April 6
and say that it’s wonderful to still have each other.
They were married in Lower Hutt in 1968. However, having known each other since primary school,
their relationship extends beyond their anniversary.
Continued on page 2.
Kevin and Beverly celebrated 50 years of marriage
last Friday. PHOTO: Dan Whitfield

Continued from page 2.
“As we grew up, a friend of
mine was getting married.
I thought I’d see if ‘Little
Bev’ – which is what people
called Beverly back then –
would like to go with me;
and the rest, as they say, is
history,” Kevin says.
“We got engaged when we
were 17-years-old. When
we got married, I was 19
and Kevin was 20,” Beverly
says.
To mark the occasion,
Kevin and Beverly went
out for dinner together last
Friday. They also recently

returned from a trip to Hanmer Springs.
Looking back over the
years, Kevin and Beverly say
some of best things they’ve
been able to do together was
with their two sons.
“We used to go for lots of
trips in the Remutaka Forest
Park as a family. We’d go
down on the Friday and
stay for the weekend. It was
great,” Kevin says.
They’ve lived in Wainuiomata for 47 years. Before
that, they lived in Naenae.
“We like it here. It’s a
lovely place,” Beverly says.

Today, they keep themselves busy by looking after
each other, their home, and
their dog Cesar; as well as
attending the gym, frequenting the Petone Workingmen’s Club and also being
involved in Grey Power
Wainuiomata.
Despite Kevin’s health
concerns, the duo remains
strong and enjoy spending
time together.
Beverly says they’ve had
ups and downs, but everyone
does.
“It’s lovely to be in love,”
she says.

Our city, our community, our future –
community views wanted
Ray Wallace is asking for the
Wainuiomata community not
to forsake their voice when it
comes to consultation on Hutt
City Council’s Long Term Plan.
‘Our city, our community, our
future’ is the consultation document for the Hutt City Council’s
Long Term Plan 2018-2028 and
the community are encouraged
to speak up about what council
plans to do in and around the
city over the next 10 years.
The Lower Hutt mayor says
council’s rejuvenation vision
has been widely supported in
the past and this latest plan is a
continuation of that vision.
“In the past, the community
has been supportive of our plans
to invest in the growth and rejuvenation of the city,” Ray says.
“We’re conscious of the need
to keep rates at a reasonable
level, while still delivering a
rejuvenation programme across
the city. We are sticking to our
financial strategy that ensures

that rates increases do not
exceed local government inflation, after allowing for growth
in our city,” he says.
In regards to the long term
plan, council is focused on
continuing its rejuvenation
strategy with several Wainuiomata specific projects in the
pipeline.
Of these are the set up of
a Sportsville facility and a
revamped community hub that
Ray says are important for
Wainuiomata.
“Sportsville is about bringing
many clubs under one roof. A
lot of work has been done with
local clubs to date. Sportsville
is about future-proofing our
local sports clubs well into the
future,” Ray says.
“A future revamped community hub will be an important
asset to Wainuiomata. We’ve
seen great success with other
hubs and it will be very exciting
to kick things off in Wainuio-

Lower Hutt mayor Ray Wallace wants the public to speak up in
regards to the Hutt City Council’s Long Term Plan.
PHOTO: SUPPLIED

mata. We will be discussing
with the people of Wainuiomata
exactly what they need from
a community hub so that we
can ensure it meets the community’s needs.”
Feedback is needed by May 3.
“Our communities’ opinions

certainly influence the decisions we make. We want to
know if the community agrees
with our proposals or would
like us to do something else.
I encourage everyone to get
informed on this draft plan and
give us feedback,” Ray says.

For the first time in several
years, Wainuiomata High
School has a team of passionate performers competing in
the Sheilah Winn Shakespeare
Festival.
Two groups of students
will perform their 15 minute
scenes from the works of
William Shakespeare, with
Wainuiomata focusing on
Othello.
Emily Goldie, acting head
of faculty for literacy at the
high school and director, says
thestudents and staff involved
have been working hard to
put together a competitive
performance piece.
The Wainuiomata students
will be taking the stage on
Wednesday, April 11 and will
be up against students from 10
to 15 other high schools.
“It’s exciting. We’ve been
working hard since the beginning of the year and the cast is
dedicated,” Emily says.
Kaia Williams, who is one of
the performers in the group,
says it was great growing with
the other students and as their
characters.
“We’d known each other for
ages but it was great to hang
out with everyone,” Kaia says.
The students met several
times throughout the week,
including Saturdays – sessions
they called the breakfast club.
“I’m proud of what I’m doing
because other than this, the
only performance I’ve done
is kapa haka.”
Othello is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed
to have been written in 1603.
It is based on the story Un
Capitano Moro by Cinthio,
a disciple of Boccaccio, first
published in 1565.
Emily says the group will

Half-term fun for
kids of all ages
The best scale modellers flock to
Wellington as New Zealand’s largest
scale model show comes to Upper
Hutt over April 21 and 22.
Event organiser Grant Matchett says
there will be lots for children of all
ages to see and do at the expo.
The expo is being held at the Upper
Hutt Arts and Entertainment Centre.

Grease is the word
The music of Frankie Valli & The Four
Seasons will set the scene for greasers from the T-birds and the sassy,
popular clique of girls that make up
the Pink Ladies at Wainuiomata High
School this August.
The school is gearing up for its first
production in several years, kicking
things off with the cult classic musical, Grease.
Kirsten Coetzee, who looks after
performing arts at the high school,
took the initiative to start things
again, and will produce the up-coming production.

speare Festival has been running annually for 27 years. This
year’s festival is being held at
Wellington East Girls College,
on Wednesday, April 11 from
7pm.

Hutt City Council’s Long Term Plan
2018-2028 consultation document,
Our city, our community, our future,
is now available for community
feedback.
Those wishing to have their say can
do so from today, Tuesday, April 3
until Thursday, May 3.
Our city, our community, our future tells the story of council’s work
to promote growth, development and
rejuvenation of Lower Hutt through
investment, and outlines some of
the projects that are planned for in
the future.
There are several ways for people to
get involved and have their say. The
easiest way is to read the consultation
document online at huttcity.govt.nz/
longtermplan.

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Wednesday April 11, 2018

inbrief news
Pathway on Wainuiomata
Hill on track
Work on the much-anticipated
$11.1million Wainuiomata Shared
Pathway, some 10 years in the making, is tracking along well.
With an estimated 15-18 month
build-time, the new 4m wide off-road
sealed and separated pathway will
provide pedestrians and cyclists safe
access up and over the steep and
winding Wainuiomata Hill Road once
complete.
It will also boost access to existing
mountain bike trails and walkways
and improve connectivity between
the wider Hutt Valley and Wainuiomata.
Already big changes have started
to be made along Wainuiomata and
Gracefield roads.

Sister city relationships
continue
Hutt City Council’s sister city relationships continue to grow as it
prepares to host the Sister Cities New
Zealand Conference in May.
The council works with the Hutt
Sister City Foundation, the Hutt
Minoh House Friendship Trust and
our international partners to develop
education, cultural exchange, business development, sport and tourism
opportunities with Minoh City, Japan;
Taizhou City, China; Tempe City,
Arizona, USA; and Xi’an City, China.
The Sister Cities New Zealand Conference will be hosted by Lower Hutt
between the May 24-26.
The Conference will take place at
the ARISE Centre, 3 Pito-One Road,
Korokoro, Lower Hutt.

New head teacher joins
the team
By Dan Whitfield

Hannah Cartmell has
had a few months to settle
into her new position and
says she loves being part
of Pukeatua Kindergarten.
The Wainuiomata woman
has been passionate about
childhood education since
her teens, and has been
working in the sector since
2006.
She started as the head
teacher at the Wainuiomata-based kindergarten in
February after working in
other areas of early childhood education.
“I became really interested after having my second child. It was always
something I was passionate
about,” Hannah says.
Hannah says she loves being part of the community
and that her team is passionate about what they do.
“Having my own team
is nice. It’s great to have

the children and family
connections again because
it was something I’d been
missing,” she says.
She explains that it’s
positive being part of the
Hutt City Kindergartens
because Pukeatua is one of
six kindergartens, making
it a saturated area.
For Hannah, she’s had a
number of highlights this
year already.
The first was a successful
Easter celebration at her
kindergarten, another was
getting this year’s programme up and running.
Outside of work, Hannah
is heavily involved with
family, with four children two being step children - of
her own.
“I do lots of family stuff,”
she says.
Back to the new position,
Hannah says it has been
“really nice to get to know
the community” and looks
forward to the year ahead.

at the Autism New Zealand
breakfast at Parliament.
The young man is the son
of the late Mike Grigg, who

unfortunately passed away in
February.
Mike was a vibrant Wainuiomata resident who contributed

Remembering the
Wahine
Local historian Shelley Dunford will
present the oral history projects she
undertook to record the stories of 17
people involved in the 1968 Wahine
disaster.
The visual presentation with audio
clips will reveal perspectives previously unconsidered, and work to
give a wider social context around
the way in which authority (or chain
of command) was not challenged at
that time.
The event is on Saturday, April 14
and will be at the Petone Settlers
Museum from 11am; free admission.

Wainuiomata Rugby
Football Club Inc

OLD TIMERS
DAY

Saturday 14th April 2018

Wainui vs Norths
William Jones Park
Lunch from 12.00pm at the club
Reserves 1.00pm Seniors 2.45pm

Ray Wallace and David Grigg with members of the Laura Fergusson Trust board of trustees.

HIGH SCHOOL

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International Student Team. You will work
alongside the International Dean, Homestay
Co-Ordinator and Business Manager, providing
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The successful candidate will be able to
demonstrate excellent interpersonal and
relationship building skills as well as being
systems savvy. We’re looking for someone with
intermediate level experience in Microsoft Applications, especially Word, Excel and Publisher.
You will also be innovative, highly productive
and able to work to deadlines.
This is a paid position of 15 hours per week,
term time only.
If you think that you are the person for this role,
please email your CV with cover letter to
Sandy McVey, Business Manager at
sandym@wainuiomatahigh.school.nz
by Friday 27 April 2018.

to many causes throughout his
life especially to those relating
to people with disabilities.
David joined Lower Hutt
mayor Ray Wallace at the event
on Wednesday last week.
The Autism New Zealand
breakfast was hosted by Carmel
Sepuloni, the Labour MP and
Minister for Social Development and Disability Issues.
The event was part of Austism
Awareness Week that ran from
April 2 to 8.
Ray says the event was “wonderful” and that it was nice to
hear a special mention of Mike
and all his work he did with
Autism New Zealand.

Sister school scholarship up for grabs
Wainuiomata High School is giving
one of its students an opportunity to go
to Japan on a three-month exchange with
its sister-school in Japan.
The opportunity is open to one year 12
student who will be granted a scholarship
to attend the Iizuka High School from
July this year.
Wainuiomata High School and Iizuka
High School have been sister schools
since October 2016.
As part of the exchange, the school will
cover the costs of flights, accommodation,
and transport. The family of the student
selected will also host an exchange student
from Japan.
The ideal student will need to be of a
good character and have good NCEA
results from level one, and be on track to
pass level two.
In the last few years a number of students
have visited Iizuka High School including
Connor Grindlay and Shannon Crome.

Shannon Crome and Connor Grindlay
have previously been on Wainuiomata
High School exchanges.
SELF SERVICE

Affordable fresh fruit and vegetables
just got a whole lot more accessible in
Wainuiomata.
The Fruit and Vege Co-op, has been
providing low cost fruit and vegetables
for families in Wainuiomata since 2015.
Recently, it also added three schools to
its initiative: Arakura School, Fernlea
School and Wainuiomata Primary
School.
Co-ordinator pastor Andrew Sa’u says
their central hub was still at Valley
Church on Fitzherbert Road, but including schools as pick up points made it
easier for families.
“We are really passionate about getting

kids healthy. Working with schools is a
good way to achieve that,” Andrew says.
Labour List MP Ginny Andersen is a
big supporter of the initiative.
She says the co-op is doing some
outstanding work in making fresh fruit
and vegetables more accessible for kids
in Wainuiomata.
“There is strong evidence that shows
children who eat healthy have better life
outcomes as they grow up. With the work
the Co-op is doing, they are making a
real difference,” Ginny says.
The Fruit and Vege Co-op helps bring
healthy food to the Wainuiomata neighbourhood just for $12 a week.

New YOUTH THEATRE INITIATIVE in
WAINUIOMATA

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Come to our FREE Taster Sessions on:

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Hannah Cartmell,
Wainuiomata
“Being spread out on the
couch in front of the fire
with the kids.”

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Things happening, why not mall?
Dear editor,
It’s pleasing to see lots happening
in Wainuiomata. I’m meaning the
retirement village and also the shared
path over the hill all going ahead as
planned. But when are we going to
hear about the future of the mall.
Isn’t it time we heard something

about what is going to happen? I heard
rumours there was an announcement
set to be made earlier this year. Has the
Wainuiomata News investigated this?
I’d love to see the facility get a full
make over and see it like it was back
in the day, and I’m sure others would
also back me in that.

Wainuiomata is a great place and
has great people, so we deserve a
great mall.
So what’s happening with the mall,
I ask?
Yours sincerely,
Mall advocate (Name withheld)
Wainuiomata.

Gardeners united
for Harvest Festival

A community evening for Curriculum 19 has been organised at Wainuiomata High School
and parents are invited. PHOTO: Wainuiomata News File

Wainuiomata gardeners had a lot to
share this month.
The Wainuiomata Gardeners Club’s
annual general meeting, followed by
the annual Harvest Festival.
Members brought plants, produce,
preserves and other items which were
auctioned off to raise money for the
club.
As part of the meeting, Lynn Dowman
was voted in as president again, and
many of the former committee were
re-elected.
This month’s Wainuiomata Gardeners
Club competition winners were: single
bloom - first, Wendy Paulik, Rose;

Do you want to hear more about what
Curriculum 19 will mean for students at
Wainuiomata High School? A community
evening has been organised and parents are
invited.
In 2019, Wainuiomata High School is set
to change its junior curriculum, meaning
year nine and 10 students will have the opportunity to learn a different way.
Curriculum 19 involves two major changes
to the current system.
Currently the school has a system where
students choose optional subjects such as
music, art, hard materials, foods, languages
and ICT alongside the traditional subjects of
English, maths, science, social studies and
physical education.
Deputy principal Phillip Kauika says he
believes the current approach does not allow
links to be made across the different learning
areas and it makes engagement for students

more difficult.
“We don’t want students forced to select
options that they don’t want to do,” he says.
Phillip says next year, the school will adopt
a new approach that is “student-centred and
allows students passions, skillsets and values
to be placed first.”
“It also allows for links across curriculums
to be made and to strengthen the learning
students receive.”
The new model consists of a mix of courses,
a day that has been dubbed as a ‘My Personal
Learning Day’ and semester based learning.
“The perspectives of our community are
extremely important and we would welcome
any feedback offered,” he says.
Information has been emailed to parents
and more will be discussed at the Curriculum 19 community evening from 6pm
on Wednesday, April 11. It will be held at
the high school.

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Throwback to
Wainuiomata’s
Triability Triathlon

The 2018 TriAbility Triathlon might
be over but the Wainuiomata News
wanted to celebrate organisers and
competitors.
More than 150 athletes of all abilities
got out their sports gear to take part on
March 17.
This was the fifth year that Sport

Wainuiomata has partnered with the
Hutt Valley Disabled Resources Trust
to run the event.
Every year, it attracts more and more
locals, from those participating to those
on the sideline showing their support.
If you took part, results are now on the
Sport Wainuiomata website.
Patrick Berrio, centre, with support from his family.

Hutt City councillor Campbell Barry and Labour List MP Ginny Andersen are two of four Hutt Valley
representatives who want to retain the bus services. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Salvation
Army calls for
extra help
The Salvation Army is asking people with spare
time to help it help end poverty in New Zealand.
The not-for-profit organisation is expanding its
search for collectors as part of its annual Red
Shield Appeal week set to be held from April
30 to May 6.
The appeal raises funds to support its frontline
services tackling poverty in New Zealand.
In the past, the organisation has used volunteers
from among its staff and church members and
people it has helped who want to give back.
However, after a positive response from the
public last year, it is sending out the call again,
offering the public the chance to join for an hour
or more.
Salvation Army community engagement manager Rhondda Middleton says she is extremely
grateful for people who gave their time to collect
in the past, and the strong backing the appeal
receives from the public each year.
“Your generous donation of time will give people more chances to give and help The Salvation
Army to support more New Zealanders living in
poverty,” Rhondda says.
People who want to sign up as a collector can
go to The Salvation Army’s website.
Volunteering as a collector was not just of
benefit to the Salvation Army and its clients,
there were upsides for the collector as well,
Rhondda says.
“You really get to feel like you’re part of
something big and making a difference. And the
number of compliments you get for The Salvation Army’s work during your time collecting
is just amazing.”
Each year in New Zealand, The Salvation
Army helps more than 60,000 families who are
struggling to make ends meet.
This support is wide-ranging and includes
food and practical aid parcels, budgeting advice,
social work, counselling, accommodation assistance and more.

With NZ Bus proposing to cut
its Hutt Valley connection of the
Airport Flyer bus route as well
as the number 80 Wainuiomata
commuter bus service, Hutt City
councillor Campbell Barry and
Labour List MP Ginny Andersen
are taking action.
The duo will be hosting a meeting on public transport tomorrow,
Thursday April 12 to discuss the
future of the services around
Lower Hutt.
NZ Bus confirmed it is undertaking a review of the Airport
Flyer and other Wellington routes,
following bus company Tranzit
taking over the majority of contracts for the region.
The Airport Flyer currently
runs daily between the airport
and Queensgate Mall in Lower
Hutt and the Wainuiomata bus is
the only service running from the
suburb directly to Wellington City.
Greater Wellington Regional
Council contracts out a certain
number of bus services. NZ Bus
runs the Wainuiomata, Stokes
Valley and Upper Hutt commuter

routes without funding from the
council.
Campbell says Thursday’s meeting was an opportunity for people
to learn more about the future
of our bus services and wider
changes.
It would also be a chance for
people to show their support for
retaining the services.
“We will be discussing the
future of the Wainuiomata commuter bus (80) and the Airport
Flyer,” Campbell says.
He also explains there will also
be more information on some of
the positive changes rolling out
on June 17.
Ginny says there was a lot of
concern about the future of the
commuter and airport services.
“We want to do everything we
can to retain these services for
Wainuiomata and the wider Hutt
Valley,” she says.
The meeting will have presentations from key stakeholders and is
an opportunity for people to ask
questions.
It will be held from 7pm at
Petone Rugby Club, Udy Street,
Petone.

Vulnerable communities
targeted by pokies
New Zealanders who use pokies
are being harmed through the
targeting of vulnerable communities and machines deliberately
designed to entice harmful gambling behaviour, The Salvation
Army’s head of Addiction Services
Lieutenant Colonel Lynette Hutson
says.
The latest figures from the Department of Internal Affairs show
$870 million was spent on pokies
last year—increasing for the third
year in a row despite there being
fewer machines.
Wainuiomata has a number of
locations that have pokies including the town’s local pubs.
This continues a trend of increasing spend on pokies since 2014,
driven in part by the destructive
design features of the pokie machines, Lynette says.
“The design of these machines is
highly sophisticated and uses machine and game characteristics to
encourage risky gambling behaviour. Research shows the number
of people gambling is reducing, but
the number gambling harmfully
remains stable and it is suggested
this may be due to changes in the
design of pokie machines,” Lynette
says.
Independent research needs to be
carried out focused on the impact
of design features to help develop
effective consumer protection
strategies, she says.
A disproportionate amount of that
harm is being felt by our poorest
communities, as the machines
continue to be targeted to our most
vulnerable people, Lynette says.

Wainuiomata has a number of locations that have pokies. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

“These people are already vulnerable and their communities are
saturated with machines. It becomes
a vicious cycle preying on their
vulnerability. They’re more likely
to gamble, because there are more
machines available in those communities and they are more likely
to fall prey to them.”
The department’s figures show
only a third of money spent on pokies was returned to the community
through gaming machine trusts last
year, meaning the vast majority of
what New Zealanders gamble is lost

to taxes and operating costs.
A report for the Ministry of Health
last year showed gambling causes
almost three times as much harm to
New Zealanders as drug disorders,
as well as the individual lives that
are ruined, Lynette says.
“The stigma and the shame destroy
people and prevent them from getting the help they need.”
 Those who believe they need
help should contact the Gambling
Helpline on 0800 654 655 or gamblinghelpline.co.nz.

performances from co-captain Dante
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Public Notices

Akatarawa Valley Poison Control – poison warning
Predator Contracting Ltd wishes to advise that
A solid
a ground-based
possum control operation will
be taking place to keep possum numbers under
control to prevent spread of the disease. This
operation will be conducted as a part of the
TBfree New Zealand programme.
Areas covered: The operational boundary take
in 1000ha around Birchville Dam, then heads
north along the Valley to Karapoti Road, then
West along the road for 1500m before heading
North again through Mt Barton, and then East
above the Wildlife Park to Highpoint .508. Here
the boundary cuts directly South again towards
the Hutt River and then back to the start point.
Operation date (approximately): 9th April 2018
to 30 June 2018
Poisoning methods, poison used and nature
of poison: Possum habitats will be targeted
using Feratox encapsulated baits in orange bait

stations.
The public is warned not to enter these areas
and not to remove carcasses or baits. Baits are
dangerous to people and dogs.
Leg Hold traps and Live Capture Traps will also
be used.
General warning
• Do not touch poison baits/bait stations/traps
• Do not touch poisoned possum carcasses
• Keep pets under supervision; do not let dogs
eat poisoned carcasses
• Do not leave children unattended
• Follow the advice on the poison warning signs.
** If you suspect poisoning
• Contact your local hospital, or dial 111
• National Poisons Centre 0800 POISON
– 0800 764766
• In the case of a domestic animal being
poisoned, contact a local veterinarian

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Naliyah and Taylah-Rose setting an example
Naliyah Te Maari and Taylah-Rose Brown prepared for
months so that they could participate in the 2018 Tri-Ability
Triathlon for the first time.
With the support and encouragement of their whanau, school
and the wider Wainuiomata
community, they managed to
complete the event.
The Tri-Ability Triathlon was
held on 17 March in Wainuiomata

Meet Wainuiomata’s dream team.
Jayde Starling and her pony Komet’s Victory have won Champion
Pleasure Pony at Horse of the Year
2018.
Jayde, 17, won out over 11 top competitors in the discipline at the event
held in Hastings over March 13-18.
Pleasure is a category in equestrian
where the pony or horse is said to be a
pleasure to ride. Among the marking
criteria are the horse’s manners, how
it moves, and the quality of match
between horse and rider.
For Jayde, winning was a huge
surprise.
“I never thought I’d win…I knew
my pony could do it but I just didn’t
believe I could do it. It was our first
time being there, and his first time
ever, so it was amazing.”
Jayde began riding Komet 18
months ago, and felt an instant
connection with him.
“Every time I ride Komet or I’m
around him I feel so safe and happy.”
She says competing with Komet

has been incredible.
“He’s given me so much confidence
and taken me so far.”
Jayde’s mum Mandy Starling
attributes the win to Jayde’s sheer
hard work.
“She has worked her absolute
butt off. She would be up at five in
the morning to go to horse shows,
she’s working with the horses every
night…she’s worked really hard,”
Mandy says.
Jayde fits her daily riding practice in
around a part-time job and her year
13 studies at Sacred Heart College.
Mandy highlights the bond between Jayde and Komet. “The two of
them just excelled together and were
just a fantastic team.”
She says watching her daughter
win was a proud moment. “It was
honestly the best thing ever.”
As Jayde has turned 17, she can
no longer ride a pony at national
competitions, and will sadly have to
sell Komet. She remains determined
to keep practising throughout the
winter, and hopes to compete at
Horse of the Year 2019 with her new
horses, Manawa and Sonic.

Fantastic start for Ulalei

and the girls competed in a
slightly modified version of the
event.
Although both girls were a
little nervous and the transitions
between the sporting codes were
tricky, they were proud of their
efforts.
Next year, the two Wainuiomata
High School teenagers hope to
encourage more of their whanau
and friends to be involved.

Sports talk

with Jacob Page

Friendly Games need
some fire
Being fully immersed and on the
ground at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, I must tip my
hat to the Aussies on being quality
hosts - something New Zealand
could learn from.
Dubbed ’The Friendly Games’,
the 11-day event is certainly living
up to that billing.
A night at the swimming and track
cycling has been enjoyable with
volunteers friendly, knowledgeable
and approachable.
Public transport is a breeze to use.
The cost is built into your ticket
price so you simply hop on and
hop off.
The track cycling at the Anna
Meares Velodrome (or as Kiwis
named it, The Sarah Ulmer Velodrome) was more than two hours
away from our Broadbeach base.
Despite needing a tram, train
and bus to get there, it was easily
achievable.

I must admit, there’s a lack of
intensity in some of the events,
the celebrations aren’t filled with
as much visible raw emotion of an
Olympics or even World Championships.
That’s not to say the athletes
aren’t trying but it’s certainly not
a career-defining event for most.
The New Zealand flag continues
to look a lot like the Australian one
which is frustrating as a spectator
- but we’ve voted on that issue,
haven’t we?
The stadium experience trumps
everything in New Zealand.
The ease of getting to the venue,
finding your seat, getting food and
then leaving again eclipses New
Zealand on our best night.
It’s fun to watch more obscure
sports have their moment in the
sun but there is a feeling Commonwealth glory doesn’t mean as much
as it once did.

The Netball Hutt Valley competition has
started with Ulalei Wainuiomata Netball
Club doing well in their first game of the
season.
Ulalei 3 had a fantastic start winning four
of its five grading games and drawing its
last game.
The young side consists of mainly secondary school players from Wainuiomata High
School, St Mary’s College and Chilton St
James.
All players displayed excellent defence
with numerous intercepts from Cerie Milovale and Doris Tagaloa frustrating the
opposition shooters. The turnover ball was
brought down easily by attackers Alicia
Tomokino-Geale, Lace Tangianau and
Angela Milovale for the shooters to convert.

Captain Jamie-Rose Kydd was pleased with
the team’s first hit out.
“It’s great to see the team return and continue our improving performance from last
year. We all enjoyed today and are looking
forward to next weekend,” Jamie-Rose says.
Ulalei 3 is coached by Tunis Cook, who says
it was good solid start for the young team.
Ulalei 3 has one more grading day on Saturday, April 14 to finalise their grade for the
season.
The season for all teams starts on Saturday,
April 21.
Results from all games last weekend were:
Ulalei 3 v Wellington All Sports Club 1,
17–10; v Stokes Valley Rugby, 22–9; v Stokes
Valley Rugby 2, 25–7; v St Orans 2, 19–8; v
Upper Hutt Maidstone United 6, 17-all.